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Proteacidites hortisinus
Proteacidites hortisinus L. Wanntorp, Vajda, J.I. Raine Cretac. Res., 32(3): 362. Jun 2011
- Name
- Proteacidites hortisinus
- Rank
- Species
- Generic Name
- [Genus] Proteacidites
- Authors (Pub.)
- Wanntorp L.
Vajda V.
Raine J. I.
- Publication
- Past diversity of Proteaceae on subantarctic Campbell Island, a remote outpost of Gondwana [2011/6]
- Journal
- Cretaceous Research
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 3
- Page number
- 362
- Year
- 2011
- Fossil Status
- sporae dispersae (pollen)
- Stratigraphy
- Maastrichtian
- Strat. comment
- Garden Cove Formation
- Location
- Camp Cove, Campbell Island, New Zealand
- Paleoregion
- Australia (New Zealand)
Data for Holotypus
- Repository
- GNS Science, (Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited), Wellington, New Zealand
- Repository Number
- Specimen on slide L21850/2, England Finder reference Q24/1
Data for Paratypus
- Repository
- GNS Science, (Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Limited), Wellington, New Zealand
- Repository Number
- Specimen on slide L21854/1, England Finder reference L32/3 [Fig. 2I]; Specimen on slide L21870/1, England Finder reference H24/3 [Fig. 2J]
- Num
- Fig. 2 I, J
- Diagnosis
- Pollen isopolar, triporate, amb triangular, sides straight to slightly convex, apices truncated to moderately rounded. Exine of uniform thickness (2-3 mm); nexine and sexine approximately equal in thickness. Sexine coarsely reticulate. Muri simplicolumellate, c. 2 mm wide. Muri delimiting small circular to square-shaped lumina, 1-2 mm in diameter. Pores 5 (8) 12 mm in diameter, pore margins shallowly concave in polar view.
